New data on the Xantholinini from China. 24. New genus, new species and new records of the Shanghai Normal University collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 244 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae
Author
Bordoni, A.
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2013
2013-12-20
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.10273196
0253-116X
10273196
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Metolinus guomen
nov.sp.
M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d:
Holotype
:
Yunnan
,
Nabanhe
N.
R
.,
Guomenshan
&
Bengsaihe
,
700 m
,
Jia-Yao Hu
&
Zi-Wei Yin
7.V.2009
(
SNUC
).
D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about
8,5 mm
; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra:
4,4 mm
. Forebody black, abdomen reddish brown, genital segment reddish light; antennae brown; legs brown with lighter tarsi. Head and pronotum with fine and dense, transverse micro-striation. Head sub-rectangular, with subrectilinear sides and strictly rounded posterior angles. Surface with fine and sparse puncturation. Eyes very small and slightly protruding. Pronotum a little longer and narrower than head, with strictly rounded anterior angles and sub-rectilinear sides; dorsal series of 6 fine punctures and lateral series of 4-5 irregular and fine punctures. Elytra sub-rectangular, proportionally short, shorter and almost narrower than pronotum, with sub-rectilinear and sub-parallel sides and scarcely marked humeral angles. Surface shiny, with evident, transverse micro-striation only at the base of the segments, and with fine, not sparse puncturation on the sides.
Posterior margin of 6° visible abdominal tergite sub-rectilinear; posterior margin of 6° visible abdominal sternite prolongated in an evident median lobe (
Fig. 47
). Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in
Figs 48-49
. Aedeagus (
Fig. 50
)
1,3 mm
long, ovoidal elongated, with large median lobe and characteristic distal plate; parameres
proportionally short and narrow; inner sac with a long and narrow spine, a median, transverse spine and a long, sub-triangular area covered by minute scales.
E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the
type
locality, as a noun in apposition.
G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known only from the
type
locality, in
Yunnan
.
N o t e: The new species is related to
M. grandis
-group (
BORDONI 2002
) for the external characters and in particular near
M. pluvialis
BORDONI 2002
from Borneo.